 Peace to all such! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent, and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk,...  The Philosophy of Rhetoric - Página 317por George Campbell - 1801Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1820 - 884 páginas
...enough. It was not exactly what it had been described by an honourable gentleman opposite. They did not Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer. Theirs was certainly no praise at all ; and as certainly, nothing like civility ; but, as to sneers,... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1820 - 388 páginas
...attract attention. " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like a Turk, no hrother near his throne ; View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise. Damn with faint praise, |[ assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 páginas
...; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | 1822 - 284 páginas
...inspires, Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...sneering, teach the rest to sneer; "Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserved to blame or to commend,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 páginas
...: and what deserved praise he would not deny him to the world ; and, as a proof of this disposition Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent the civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 páginas
...jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent the civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 468 páginas
...jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent the civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; • Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 406 páginas
...Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live, with ease ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 692 páginas
...; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; * Spence's Anec. p. 149. Singer's ed.... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 694 páginas
...; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; * Spence's Anec. p. 149. Singer's ed.... | |
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